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Zymurgy’s Best Beers In America 2012

Zymurgy Magazine, the official Journal of the American Homebrewer’s Association just published their results from the reader’s rankings.  For the 4th year in a row, Russian River’s Pliny The Elder  takes 1st place. Bell’s Two Hearted and Dogfish Head 90 Minute aren’t Continue Reading →

This Demon Is Surly SŸX

There’s a hell of a lot going on with Surly Brewing these days.  Law changes, brewery expansions, baseball parks and more.  Not bad for six years.  This is Surly SYX, a strong ale that is the result of aging it Continue Reading →

Surly Bitter Brewer Returns 4/8

Surly Brewing’s Bitter Brewer returns this Sunday, 4/8.  The brewery is hosting a party for the occasion from 4-7 pm.

First one in, last one out, sweltering in the summer, freezing in the winter. Years of toiling and boiling have turned Continue Reading →

Surly Narrows Search

The search for Surly’s new location is being narrowed down.  Per the brewery today:

While we’ve been doggedly busy behind the scenes, we can’t share details just yet on our new brewery project or the locations under consideration. After the bill Continue Reading →

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Zymurgy’s Best Beers In America 2012

Zymurgy Magazine, the official Journal of the American Homebrewer’s Association just published their results from the reader’s rankings.  For the 4th year in a row, Russian River’s Pliny The Elder  takes 1st place. Bell’s Two Hearted and Dogfish Head 90 Minute aren’t far behind for best IPA in the country.  Interestingly, the harder to find Pliny The Younger ranked at the other end of the list, at #48.

More than 16,000 votes were received in this years vote.  Check out the full story for brewery rankings. (T= Tied) [AHA]

 

1. Russian River Pliny the Elder
 2. Bell’s Two Hearted Ale
 3. Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
 4. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
 5. Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale
 6. Bell’s Hopslam
7. Sierra Nevada Celebration
8. Stone Ruination IPA
 9. Sierra Nevada Torpedo
 10. North Coast Old Rasputin
 11. Firestone Walker Union Jack
 12. Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye
 13. Bear Republic Racer 5
 14. Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale
 15. Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
 16. Firestone Walker Double Jack
 T17. Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
 T17. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
 19. Stone IPA
 20. New Belgium Fat Tire
 21. Deschutes Black Butte Porter
 22. Avery Maharaja
 23. Founders Breakfast Stout
 24. Left Hand Milk Stout
 T25. Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA
 T25. New Belgium Ranger
 T25. Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale
 28. Deschutes The Abyss
 29. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
 30. Surly Furious
 T31. Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin
 T31. Rogue Dead Guy
 T31. Samuel Adams Boston Lager
34. Troegs Nugget Nectar
 T35. Lagunitas IPA
 T35. New Belgium La Folie
 T37. Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
 T37. Founders KBS
 T37. Russian River Blind Pig IPA
 41. Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
 42. Victory Prima Pils
43. Great Divide Yeti
 T44. Alaskan Smoked Porter
 T44. Anchor Steam
 T44. Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
 T44. Samuel Adams Noble Pils
 T48. Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
 T48. Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
 T48. Russian River Pliny the Younge
by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Surly Brewing

A Little Beer & A Litte Satan With Surly Pentagram

Surly PentagramSurly Brewing’s future satanic offering – Pentagram.  A wild ale aged in red wine barrels.  This evil beer looks like it would fly around the room if it could.  Surly mentioned this release back at GABF in October. It might become an annual release. It was apparently known as Surly Five from a year ago.

This Arcane Seal guards an enigmatic brew that is FUNKY, DARK, and SOUR.  If you choose t0 break the seal, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!  100% Brettanomyces Dark beer fermented stainless and aged in used red wine barrels. “Brett” is a unique yeast strain that produces flavors that would be considered offensive if  they were not intentional. Flavors of sour  cherry, tobacco, oak and classic “Brett” barnyard funk balanced by dark munich mall chewiness. Enjoy immediately or age at cellar temperature for a couple years.

UNLEASH PENTAGRAM. You have been warned! 

Style: American Wild Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

Surly also is working on their 6th Anniversary beer – SŸX.

note: The above is tentative.  Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Surly Brewing

This Demon Is Surly SŸX

There’s a hell of a lot going on with Surly Brewing these days.  Law changes, brewery expansions, baseball parks and more.  Not bad for six years.  This is Surly SYX, a strong ale that is the result of aging it on a “honeycomb” of different woods.

Woah. Who would have thought? Another great year flew by. bringing us to the big SIX. What better way to celebrate than to challenge ourselves with unfamiliar brewing techniques and materials? Utilizing six wood species in a “Honey Comb*” shape for aging this year’s anniversary beer. SYX comes in at Alc. 15% by Vol. and is one to be savored with its pale gold color, dry toffee and fruit character and warming afterglow finish. ‘HONEY COM is a registered trademark of Black Swan Cooperage. IR in Park Rapids. MN
Todd Haug
The last year has been an eventful one for Surly Brewing Company. We changed some laws, brewed more beer than we ever thought possible, and made some plans for a new brewery. It seems fitting that Sla will be our biggest beer ever. As with all our anniversary beers. Todd has created a beer unlike anything we have done before. This year’s art is a one-of-a-kind illustration collaboration between Todd and local artist Michael Berglund.

Style:              (Oak Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival:

15% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Surly Brewing

Surly Brewing Launches “Bandwagon IPA”

A plethora of Surly Brewing beers will be available at Minnesota Twins games this season. The beers will include Cynic, Bender, Coffee Bender, Bitter Brewer, and Hell.   The brewery wants to add Furious ( an American IPA) but there is some uncertainty regarding availability of some hops to make it.

In place of Furious, Surly is debuting Bandwagon IPA, an IPA brewed in it’s place. Bandwagon is exclusive to Target Field all summer long.

Style: IPA
Hops: Centennial, Chinook
Malts: Crystal, Pale
Yeast: English Ale

Taste? Per Surly –   Bandwagon is pale gold in color and has flavors of caramelly biscuits slathered in pineapple-orange marmalade.

Available at Twins home games, right now! [Surly]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Surly Brewing

Surly Bitter Brewer Returns 4/8

Surly Brewing’s Bitter Brewer returns this Sunday, 4/8.  The brewery is hosting a party for the occasion from 4-7 pm.

First one in, last one out, sweltering in the summer, freezing in the winter. Years of toiling and boiling have turned our brewer Todd into a cynical, surly, bitter brewer…You too can get bitter without all the fuss. Simply crack open a can and fill a glass with our latest – Bitter Brewer. Pale orange in color, this ale gets intense toast and marmalade character from British malt and American hops. Dry-hopping brings the floral citrus aromas. So go ahead, get bitter!

Style: Bitter
Hops: Columbus, Glacier
Malts: Pale Ale, Optic, Medium Crystal, Oats, Roasted Barley
Yeast: British Ale
Availability: 16 oz cans. May-August.

4.1% ABV, 37 IBUs

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Cool Stuff, Surly Brewing

Look For Surly At Minnesota Twins Games

Minnesota Twins baseball will be a bit tastier this season.  Some of Surly Brewing’s beers will be available at Target Field this summer.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Surly Brewing

Surly Narrows Search

The search for Surly’s new location is being narrowed down.  Per the brewery today:

While we’ve been doggedly busy behind the scenes, we can’t share details just yet on our new brewery project or the locations under consideration. After the bill was signed last year, we went to work to find the perfect site for our Destination Brewery.

We’re not just looking for a bigger building, or any available plot of land; we are looking for the future home of a world-class brewery, so there’s a lot to consider from location, to zoning, to growth flexibility, to access, to image, to water supply. It would be easy to find a simple plot of land 40 miles outside of the Twin Cities, but that’s not our vision. Besides, the Surly way isn’t the easy way.

Though we’ve been quiet, we haven’t been sitting still. We’ve been touring breweries around the country to compile ideas, and have been making progress on the big question: Where’s it gonna be?

When we started our search last fall we identified more than 80 properties in almost 30 cities. We’ve narrowed it to 8 properties spanning several cities and a few counties. This is a 100-plus year decision, so a lot has to be considered for the site of the Destination Brewery. We’ll be getting more Surly soon

In the meantime, we are beginning our search for an architecture/engineering firm for the new brewery, and again we are looking to Surly Nation for input. Our request for qualifications can be found in our Brewer’s Blog on our website.

by Reid Ramsay